BOSTON, MA – The following statement is from Josh Kraft regarding the push by City Councilors to bypass the special election for District 7 seat opened up by Tania Fernandes Anderson’s decision to resign. “District 7 deserves to exercise their right to elect their next representative in the City Council,...

BOSTON, MA – The following statement is from Josh Kraft regarding Mayor Wu’s budget for the City of Boston in the next fiscal year: “Budgets are value statements, so it is telling that in her capital budget, Mayor Wu has made funding for White Stadium a priority over funding for...

The following statement is attributed to Josh Kraft, candidate for Mayor of Boston: “Spending over $100 million in taxpayer dollars on a project that will primarily benefit a private entity is a bad idea, regardless of the legal outcome today. White Stadium could be refurbished for the exclusive use of...

BOSTON, MA – As someone who spent 35 years working with youth in our city at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, I understand the importance of making sure kids have access to jobs and other productive opportunities in the summer months.  I am calling upon the Mayor to...

Kraft Decries Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund 50% of Beer Garden, Four Season Restaurant and Excess Seats BOSTON, MA – Josh Kraft, candidate for Mayor of Boston, today called on Mayor Wu to cancel the city’s lease with Boston Unity Partners until a use analysis is conducted and made public...

“Under Mayor Wu, Boston is at the very bottom of cities in the country in the production of new housing. In her three years, her unfulfilled promises and impractical policies have caused rents to surge 20% and housing production drop by 60%. While other major cities around the country are...

“With the abrupt closure of the Boston office of the Small Business Administration, Trump is making decisions without thinking about the impact on small businesses in this city, which are the lifeblood of our economy. Let’s be clear – this action is being taken to punish Boston for its values...

Boston, MA – The campaign of Josh Kraft released the following statement in reaction to a series of management failures by the Wu Administration: “Under Mayor Wu, the city government is not working for the people of Boston. In the past week alone, we have learned about the city’s failures...

The following statement is in response to Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan’s recent comments about mass deportations, and can be attributed to Josh Kraft: “First, I support removing violent criminals from our community, wherever they come from. There is a protocol in place to do just that called the Trust...

The following statement can be attributed to Josh: “The details reported today regarding the secretive and rigged RFP process between Mayor Wu’s office and Boston Unity Partners is extremely concerning, and demonstrates misdirected energy and the wrong priorities, with BPS kids left behind, a community feeling ignored, and Boston taxpayers...